Quake death toll in Türkiye exceeds 280: vice president

In this handout photo taken by Sana news agency in Hama, Syria on February 6, 2023, rescuers search for victims from an eight-storey building that collapsed after an 7.8-magnitude earthquake in southern Turkey. (Photo: AFP)

ANKARA, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- More than 280 people died in Türkiye from two powerful earthquakes, which struck the country's southern and southeastern regions early Monday, said Vice President Fuat Oktay.